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CityBank Announces Earnings for First Quarter 2005.


LYNNWOOD Lynnwood, city (1990 pop. 28,695), Snohomish co., W central Wash., a residential and industrial suburb of Seattle; inc. 1959. Aerospace parts, communications and electrical equipment, electronic components, precious metal jewelry, and scales and balances are among , Wash. -- CityBank (Nasdaq:CTBK) today announced consolidated con·sol·i·date  
v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates

v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
 net income of $5.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, reflecting an increase of 12.6% over the $4.5 million for the same period in 2004. On a diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 per share basis, net income was $.49 for the quarter, compared with $.44 last year, an increase of 11.4%. The increase in net income was primarily attributable attributable

emanating from or pertaining to attribute.


attributable proportion
see attributable risk (below).

attributable risk
 to substantial growth in loan volume and a higher interest rate environment that increased the average yield on the Bank's loan portfolio.

Interest income for the first quarter of 2005 was up 23.8% from the comparable period in 2004. An increase of $84.6 million or 15.6% in average outstanding loans contributed to this increase, as well as seven prime rate increases totaling 175 basis points. The average yield on loans for first quarter 2005 was 7.98%, up from 7.44% during first quarter 2004, and net interest margin increased to 6.16% from 5.74%. Management expects continued growth in loan volume and additional increases in interest income because of the overall increase in interest rates. Nonperforming assets Nonperforming asset

An asset that is not effectively producing income, such as an overdue loan.


nonperforming asset

An asset that produces no income.
 at March 31, 2005, were $9,657 million, down 48.1% from $18,614 million at March 31, 2004. The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets at March 31, 2005, decreased to 1.37% from 2.64% at March 31, 2004.

Interest expense for the first quarter of 2005 was up 37.2% from the comparable period in 2004. Average cost of deposits for the first quarter of 2005 increased to 1.69% over the 1.34% for the first quarter of 2004, reflecting rising interest rates. Average deposits for the first quarter 2005 of $433.2 reflected a 12.4% increase over the comparable quarter in 2004 of $385.5 million. Management expects to see rising interest expense during the remainder of 2005 due to a rising interest rate environment coupled with increased deposit levels. Management anticipates retaining the current level of borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank.

Noninterest income of $7.2 million reflected a .8% net increase during first quarter 2005 from first quarter 2004. Sales revenue at Diligenz increased $687 thousand or 16.2%. Diligenz is the Bank's majority owned subsidiary which provides online documentation search and retrieval retrieval /re·triev·al/ (-tre´v'l) in psychology, the process of obtaining memory information from wherever it has been stored.

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 customer base. Offsetting that increase was a decrease of $890 thousand or 60.2% in gains on sales of loans. Mortgage loans sold during first quarter 2005 were $23.4 million, versus $48.5 million during first quarter 2004, due in part to a less active refinance Refinance

1. When a business or person revises their payment schedule for repaying debt.

2. Replacing an older loan with a new loan offering better terms.

Notes:
When a business refinances they typically extend the maturity date.
 market and a reduction in the average production per employee in the Bank's mortgage banking operation. Other operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
 increased $349 thousand over first quarter 2004 due to a decrease in net losses on foreclosed real estate.

Noninterest expense of $9.3 million reflected an 11.7% net decrease compared to first quarter of 2004. Salary and benefit expense reflected a net increase of $1.2 million or 52.4%. Salaries at Diligenz, Inc. increased $495 thousand due to an increased employee base and salaries at CityBank decreased a net of $80 thousand including a decrease in mortgage loan commissions of $343 thousand. An effective increase to salary expense of $326 thousand was the result of a decrease in employee loan production costs being recovered from loan origination The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 fees prior to their deferral deferral - Waiting for quiet on the Ethernet. , primarily in the mix of construction loans originated during the quarter ending March 31, 2005, compared to the same period in 2004. Expense for profit sharing profit sharing, arrangement by which employees receive, in addition to their wages, a share of the net profits of a business. The purpose is to give them an incentive to increase their output through enhanced morale, less wasteful use of materials, better care of  and bonus at March 31, 2005, increased $400 thousand at CityBank over March 31, 2004. At March 31, 2005, compared to March 31, 2004, foreclosed real estate expense reflected a decrease of $159 thousand or 76.1%, merchant credit card processing expense reflected a decrease of $79 thousand or 8.3% and activity of Diligenz, Inc. accounted for increased cost of sales of $291 thousand or 15.0%.

CityBank's return on average assets and return on average equity for the three months ended March 31, 2005, was 2.94% and 12.69%, respectively, compared to 2.90% and 11.55%, respectively, for first quarter 2004. The ratio of average equity to average assets for the three months ended March 31, 2005, was 23.17%, compared to 25.09% for the same period in 2004.

At March 31, 2005, total assets were $704,913, up 12.5% from March 31, 2004, and up 5.6% since year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
 2004. Loans reflected an increase of 14.8% to $628.2 million compared to $547.0 million at March 31, 2004. Loan growth since year-end 2004 was 5.2%. At March 31, 2005, deposits had increased 13.2% to $445.5 million compared to $393.5 million at March 31, 2004, and 6.0% since year-end 2004.

Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 

The previous discussion contains a review of CityBank's operating results and financial condition for the three months ended March 31, 2004. The discussion may contain certain forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

CityBank is a state-chartered commercial bank founded in 1974 and headquartered in Lynnwood, Washington Lynnwood is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 33,847 at the 2000 census making it the third largest in Snohomish County and twenty-fourth largest in Washington State. . The bank is publicly traded (Nasdaq:CTBK) and many of the stockholders are local individuals. Eight banking offices serve both Snohomish Snohomish can refer to:
  • Snohomish (tribe), a tribe of Native Americans
  • Snohomish, Washington, a city
  • Snohomish County, Washington
  • The Snohomish River in Washington
  • Snohomish Senior High School in Washington
  • M/V Snohomish, a ferry
 and North King counties. Two mortgage loan offices serve Snohomish, King and Pierce counties Pierce County is the name of five counties in the United States:
  • Pierce County, Georgia
  • Pierce County, Nebraska
  • Pierce County, North Dakota
  • Pierce County, Washington
  • Pierce County, Wisconsin
. CityBank provides a wide range of banking services for business and individuals, including loans for residential construction, commercial, Small Business Administration, mortgage and consumer, and all types of deposits as well as other general banking services. CityBank has been consistently recognized as one of the top performing banks in Washington Washington, town, England
Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area.
 State as well as nationally.

Diligenz, Inc. is an Internet-based nationwide due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired.  and document retrieval The ability to search for documents by keywords and other attributes such as date and author. It implies that the documents have been indexed on all pertinent fields and that keywords have been chosen based upon title and textual content. See document imaging and document management system.  service provider. Diligenz, Inc. offers the industry's most complete and accurate UCC An abbreviation for the Uniform Commercial Code.  searching, filing and due diligence services, including corporate good standing searches, right from the client's desktop.
CITYBANK
        Selected Consolidated Financial Highlights (unaudited)
                 (In thousands, except per share data)

                                           Three months ended March
Income Statement Data                        2005    2004 % Change
                                          -------------------------

   Interest income                        $12,697 $10,255    23.81%
   Interest expense                         2,679   1,952    37.24%
   Net interest income                     10,018   8,303    20.66%
   Provision for credit losses                100     150   -33.33%
   Net interest income after provision for
    credit losses                           9,918   8,153    21.65%
   Diligenz Inc. transaction fee income     4,920   4,233    16.23%
   Other noninterest income                 2,293   2,923   -21.55%
   Diligenz UCC data and search expense     2,232   1,941    14.99%
   Other noninterest expense                7,069   6,383    10.75%
   Income before income taxes               7,830   6,985    12.10%
   Income Taxes                             2,780   2,468    12.64%
   Income before minority interest          5,050   4,517    11.80%
   Minority interest in income of
    consolidated subsidiary                   (31)    (61)  -49.18%
   Net income                               5,019   4,456    12.63%

Share Data

   Actual shares outstanding               10,027   9,857     1.72%
   Basic earnings per common share          $0.50   $0.45    11.11%
   Diluted earnings per common share        $0.49   $0.44    11.36%
   Book value per common share             $15.92  $15.75     1.04%
   Basic Average shares outstanding         9,998   9,837     1.64%
   Fully Diluted average shares
    outstanding                            10,179  10,094     0.84%
   Dividends paid per share                 $0.20   $0.20     0.00%

Balance Sheet Data (at period end)

   Investment securities                    9,648   6,402    50.70%
   Loans held for sale                      2,035  10,688   -80.96%
   Loans, net of unearned income          628,162 547,036    14.83%
   Allowance for credit losses             10,413  10,338     0.73%
   Total assets                           704,913 626,500    12.52%
   Total deposits                         445,517 393,477    13.23%
   Total Shareholders' equity             159,595 155,268     2.79%

Selected Ratios

   Return on average shareholders' equity   12.69%  11.55%    9.82%
   Average shareholders' equity to average
    assets                                  23.17%  25.09%   -7.65%
   Return on average total assets            2.94%   2.90%    1.42%
   Net interest spread                       5.40%   5.10%    5.88%
   Net interest margin                       6.16%   5.74%    7.32%
   Efficiency ratio -- Bank only            37.63%  41.21%   -8.69%
   Efficiency ratio -- Consolidated         53.97%  53.84%    0.24%

Asset Quality Ratios

   Allowance for credit losses             10,413  10,338     0.73%
   Allowance to ending total Loans           1.65%   1.85%  -10.86%
   Non-performing Assets
     Non-Accrual                            4,746   5,470   -13.24%
     90 days past due and still accruing        0     110  -100.00%
     Foreclosed real estate                 4,911  13,034   -62.32%
   Non-performing Assets to Total Assets     1.37%   2.64%  -48.12%
   Net loan chargeoffs                        (33)   (115)  -71.30%
   Net loan charge-offs to average loans     0.02%   0.08%  -75.00%
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